Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
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Description
This image shows a question from the 2026 Census online form. This question asks: Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Underneath the question text, the instructional text states: Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more. Include health conditions that: may recur from time to time, or are controlled by medication, therapy or treatment, or are in remission.
‘Mental health condition’ refers to a wide range of conditions that can affect a person’s mood, thinking and behaviour. Select all that apply.
The response options are: Arthritis; Asthma; Cancer (including remission); Dementia (including Alzheimer's); Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes); Heart disease (including heart attack or angina); Kidney disease; Liver disease; Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema); Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety); Stroke; Any other long-term health condition(s); No long-term health condition(s).
How this variable is created
This variable is created from responses to the long‑term health conditions question. It counts the number of people in a household who reported a long‑term health condition.
If all people in the household did not answer the long‑term health conditions question, the variable is set to ‘All persons in household not stated’.
If some people in the household did not answer the question, the variable is set to ‘Some persons in household had not stated a long‑term health condition’.
If a person marks only ‘Any other long‑term health condition(s)’, they are not counted as having a long‑term health condition in this variable.
Visitor‑only households and other non‑classifiable households are excluded. People who were away from the dwelling on Census night are also excluded.
History and changes
This variable was first collected in 2021.
In 2026, 'Liver disease' was added as a health condition to the question, and the instructional text for mental health was updated.
Minor updates were made to category labels for this variable.
